Ultimates – Ultimate Strike Planes – Episode 4

Ultimate Strike Planes looks at the history of creating stronger, faster and more powerful military aircraft. Using interviews, dramatic footage and CGI, the one-hour episode examines the evolution of technology used to make some of the world’s most powerful fighting machines, while also exploring the political and economic advantages of staying one step ahead of the competition. Using interviews with the pilots who operate fighter planes, the episode offers a glimpse into the past, present and future of strike plane technology, including the most recent innovations that allow planes to take off from short distances and go undetected by radar.

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Year: 2011

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